Berenice Abbott by Hank O'Neal, 1979 July 17, 1898– Berenice Abbott: Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past. I have a passion for Photography, whether it is formal portraiture, ads or commercial work, art … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Queer Mar-a-Lago Resident, Herbert May
Marjorie Merriweather Post and Herbert May on their wedding day, 1957, ABC News via YouTube July 13, 1891 - Herbert A. May Herbert May was a vice president at Westinghouse, a socialite and avid fox hunter who liked to entertain at Rosewall, his 28-room mansion in … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Sexy Archeologist, Sir Arthur Evans
Sir Arthur Evans and pals Theodore Fyfe and Duncan Mackenzie, in Knossos. 1900-1901 July 8, 1851 – Sir Arthur Evans: Nothing, not love, not greed, not passion or hatred, is stronger than a writer's need to change another writer's copy. Archaeology has always intrigued … [Read more...]
Mark Ronson Gives a Tour of His Glammed Up Hollywood Home (And Wait’ll You Hear His Accent!)
So let's start with that accent. I mean... what is it? Thirties-era Mid-Atlantic lockjaw? Weirdly Americanized British upperclass? A completely self-invented hipster drawl? I could listen to it all day. Those flattened diphthongs! The slurry syntax! It's almost more interesting … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: The Curious Tale of Huguette Marcelle Clark
Photo via the Estate of Huguette Clark June 9, 1906 – Huguette Marcelle Clark Huguette (pronounced hyoo-GETT) Marcelle Clark was an heiress and philanthropist, who late in life, became a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: Turning 136-Years-Old Today: The Brooklyn Bridge
"Great East River Suspension Bridge", (Brooklyn Bridge), by Currier and Ives, 1883, Library of Congress, public domain Living in Portland, Oregon, a city of bridges, many lovely of design, has left me to ponder this once great country's refusal to improve our infrastructure. … [Read more...]
About Last Night: The Party at the New Statue of Liberty Museum (with Hillary! Oprah! Randy & Fenton! and DVF!)
There was a raaaaaather spectacular shindig for the opening of the State of Liberty Museum last night. And who was there, you oh-so-casually ask? WELL... MY DEARS.... It was a pretty glittering guest list... There was Hillary and (a pregnant) Chelsea Clinton! Oprah Winfrey and … [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: The Empire State Building Was Dedicated 88 Years Ago Today
The Empire State Building was dedicated on May 1, 1931. The star of more than 200 films, including An Affair To Remember (1957), Annie Hall (1977) and The Producers (1968). It has been scaled by a giant ape and blown to smithereens, and yet, The Empire State Building still looks … [Read more...]
#ArchitecturePorn: NYC’s Woolworth Building Was #BornThisDay in 1913
The Woolworth Building (center) April 25, 1913- The Woolworth Building When I lived in New York City in the 1970s, I didn't know anyone who lived below 12th street. On occasion, I would go to the Financial District at 5pm and watch the Wall Street men in suits leaving work … [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles”‘s Tracy Tutor on Celeb Demands & Their Most Requested Luxe Feature. Watch
According to this interview with Page Six, Million Dollar Listing: LA star Tracy Tutor spills the T on her celebrity … [Read more...]
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